Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff competes in the Big Sky Conference and plays its home games at the highest elevation of any Division I basketball program. The Lumberjacks have won Big Sky titles and made NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Lumberjacks name honors the logging industry that was central to Flagstaff's founding and economic development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The 2000 Big Sky Conference Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, when the Lumberjacks represented the conference on the national stage.
Northern Arizona plays at approximately 7,000 feet elevation in Flagstaff, making visiting teams deal with altitude that can affect conditioning and shooting in the thin mountain air.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks compete in the Big Sky and hold an all-time record of 948–1176 (.446 winning percentage) across 91 recorded seasons dating back to 1918-19.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10-22 | 4-14 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2024-25 | 18-16 | 8-10 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2023-24 | 14-19 | 7-11 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2022-23 | 12-23 | 5-13 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2021-22 | 9-23 | 5-15 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2020-21 | 6-16 | 4-10 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2019-20 | 16-14 | 10-10 (Big Sky) | Shane Burcar | |
| 2018-19 | 10-21 | 8-12 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2017-18 | 5-27 | 2-16 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2016-17 | 9-23 | 6-12 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2015-16 | 5-25 | 3-15 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2014-15 | 23-15 | 13-5 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2013-14 | 15-17 | 12-8 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2012-13 | 11-21 | 8-12 (Big Sky) | Jack Murphy | |
| 2011-12 | 5-24 | 1-15 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras,Dave Brown | |
| 2010-11 | 19-13 | 9-7 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2009-10 | 14-14 | 8-8 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2008-09 | 8-19 | 5-11 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2007-08 | 21-11 | 11-5 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2006-07 | 18-12 | 11-5 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2005-06 | 21-11 | 12-2 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2004-05 | 11-17 | 4-10 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2003-04 | 15-14 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2002-03 | 15-13 | 6-8 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2001-02 | 14-14 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 2000-01 | 15-14 | 8-8 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 1999-00 | 20-11 | 11-5 (Big Sky) | Mike Adras | |
| 1998-99 | 21-8 | 12-4 (Big Sky) | Ben Howland | |
| 1997-98 | 21-8 | 13-3 (Big Sky) | Ben Howland | |
| 1996-97 | 21-7 | 14-2 (Big Sky) | Ben Howland | |
| 1995-96 | 6-20 | 3-11 (Big Sky) | Ben Howland | |
| 1994-95 | 8-18 | 4-10 (Big Sky) | Ben Howland | |
| 1993-94 | 13-13 | 6-8 (Big Sky) | Harold Merritt | |
| 1992-93 | 10-16 | 4-10 (Big Sky) | Harold Merritt | |
| 1991-92 | 7-20 | 3-13 (Big Sky) | Harold Merritt | |
| 1990-91 | 4-23 | 1-15 (Big Sky) | Harold Merritt | |
| 1989-90 | 8-20 | 3-13 (Big Sky) | Pat Rafferty | |
| 1988-89 | 2-25 | 1-15 (Big Sky) | Pat Rafferty | |
| 1987-88 | 10-18 | 7-9 (Big Sky) | Jay Arnote | |
| 1986-87 | 11-17 | 5-9 (Big Sky) | Jay Arnote | |
| 1985-86 | 19-10 | 9-5 (Big Sky) | Jay Arnote | |
| 1984-85 | 17-12 | 8-6 (Big Sky) | Jay Arnote | |
| 1983-84 | 13-15 | 5-9 (Big Sky) | Jay Arnote | |
| 1982-83 | 10-16 | 3-11 (Big Sky) | Gene Visscher | |
| 1981-82 | 6-20 | 2-12 (Big Sky) | Gene Visscher | |
| 1980-81 | 8-17 | 2-12 (Big Sky) | Joedy Gardner | |
| 1979-80 | 14-12 | 5-9 (Big Sky) | Joedy Gardner | |
| 1978-79 | 13-14 | 8-6 (Big Sky) | Joedy Gardner | |
| 1977-78 | 10-15 | 4-10 (Big Sky) | John Birkett | |
| 1976-77 | 11-15 | 3-11 (Big Sky) | John Birkett | |
| 1975-76 | 15-12 | 8-6 (Big Sky) | John Birkett | |
| 1974-75 | 9-17 | 5-9 (Big Sky) | John Birkett | |
| 1973-74 | 6-20 | 3-11 (Big Sky) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1972-73 | 6-20 | 3-11 (Big Sky) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1971-72 | 13-10 | 8-6 (Big Sky) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1970-71 | 6-19 | Big Sky | Herb Gregg | |
| 1952-53 | 4-19 | 2-12 (BIAA) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1951-52 | 4-23 | 1-13 (BIAA) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1950-51 | 8-19 | 3-13 (BIAA) | Herb Gregg | |
| 1949-50 | 3-19 | BIAA | Ben Reiges | |
| 1948-49 | 11-10 | 7-9 (BIAA) | Nick Ragus | |
| 1947-48 | 13-8 | 8-8 (BIAA) | Nick Ragus | |
| 1946-47 | 20-7 | 11-5 (BIAA) | Frank Brickey | |
| 1945-46 | 12-8 | 4-6 (BIAA) | Frank Brickey | |
| 1944-45 | 5-6 | 4-2 (BIAA) | Frank Brickey | |
| 1943-44 | 2-0 | BIAA | Frank Brickey | |
| 1942-43 | 4-8 | 1-7 (BIAA) | Frank Brickey | |
| 1941-42 | 11-10 | 8-8 (BIAA) | Frank Brickey | |
| 1940-41 | 9-9 | Ind | Frank Brickey | |
| 1939-40 | 8-12 | 7-9 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1938-39 | 13-11 | 12-6 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1937-38 | 6-15 | 4-12 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1936-37 | 11-13 | 6-10 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1935-36 | 15-9 | 7-7 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1934-35 | 12-8 | 10-4 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1933-34 | 9-14 | 6-10 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1932-33 | 9-5 | 7-5 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1931-32 | 9-8 | 8-4 (BIAA) | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1930-31 | 8-7 | Ind | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1929-30 | 9-8 | Ind | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1928-29 | 15-3 | Ind | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1927-28 | 12-3 | Ind | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1926-27 | 17-3 | Ind | E.H. Lynch | |
| 1925-26 | 5-8 | Ind | Talbert Jessuppe | |
| 1924-25 | 7-6 | Ind | W.E. Rogers | |
| 1923-24 | 7-7 | Ind | R.H. Drake | |
| 1922-23 | 6-6 | Ind | R.H. Drake | |
| 1921-22 | 5-5 | Ind | R.H. Drake | |
| 1920-21 | 9-7 | Ind | Lacey Eastburn | |
| 1919-20 | 2-0 | Ind | Gus O'Conner | |
| 1918-19 | 4-2 | Ind | R.A. Fuller |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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